May 3, 2010

Announcement 2010-33

Furnishing Identifying Number of Tax
Return Preparer; Hearing

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

This document provides notice of public hearing on a notice
of proposed rulemaking (REG-134235-08, 2010-16 I.R.B. 596) providing
guidance to tax return preparers on furnishing an identifying number
on tax returns and claims for refund of tax that they prepare.

DATES:

The public hearing is being held on Thursday, May 6, 2010, at
1:30 p.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed
at the hearing by Thursday, April 29, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Concerning the regulations, Stuart Murray at (202) 622-4940
(not a toll-free number); concerning submissions of comments, the
hearing, and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend
the hearing, Richard A. Hurst at Richard.A.Hurst@irscounsel.treas.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The subject of the public hearing is the notice of proposed
rulemaking (REG-134235-08) that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 26, 2010
(75 FR 14539).

Persons, who wish to present oral comments at the hearing that
submitted written comments, must submit an outline of the topics to
be discussed and the amount of time to be devoted to each topic (signed
original and eight (8) copies) by Thursday, April 29, 2010.

A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting
oral comments. After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed,
the IRS will prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers.
Copies of the agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the
hearing or in the Freedom of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) (Room
1621) which is located at the 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW entrance,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors
beyond the immediate entrance area more than 30 minutes before the
hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the
building access list to attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.